Government has been advised to re channel K50 million meant for the construction of a market at Kayambi Mission to building dormitories at the newly upgraded Kayambi High School in Mungwi District in Northern Province.
Kayambi Mission Parish Priest Gevas Nonde advanced the advice to Mungwi District Commissioner Lazarus Kalima when he paid a courtesy call on him today saying that construction of the market was not a felt need for the local people.
ZANIS reports that Father (Fr.) Nonde acknowledged that Government and the church needed to work together to foster development adding that though the church had welcomed the construction of the market in the area, it was not the people’s priority need.
He further said the construction of Kayambi market was not a felt need for Kayambi mission.
” The major priority need for the people of Kayambi is the Nseluka/kayambi road which has been in a deplorable state” said Fr. Nonde.
” If you want to construct the market at Kayambi you can go ahead but I can assure you it will be a white elephant”. Fr. Nonde added.
The Clergyman said failure by the Kayambi community to raise required construction materials for the project was a clear indication that it had never been a priority.
He however said people had overwhelmingly responded to moulding bricks for the construction of dormitories at Kayambi high school but wondered why they had failed to do the same for the market.
Fr. Nonde also expressed disappointment that the improvement of Nseluka/Kayambi Road had taken long without being attended to yet politicians have used it as a campaign issue.
He revealed that many people have died while being transported to referal hospitals due to the poor state of the road.
Fr. Nonde further said pregnant mothers have always been severely affected by the poor state of the road.
ZANIS
There is no need to divert the money. K50 million is too little. If RB can just cancel one of his local trips, more than triple that amount can be saved and channeled to build the domitaries.
My father was a deputy head at this school in the early 70s and I do remember how pupils used to sleep in dilapitated domitories and at times ended up sleeping in class room. This used to be a very good school with very good results under the leadership of MR chimpali and Mr kawimbe. Those who hail from this area will agree with me. People used to come all the way from mambwe mission, muyala, sumbi, kalulu and chozi. Until the completion of Tazara thus when life came to normal. The white fathers worked hard for that area and all I wish all is the same
priorities for mmd …what is the best thing to do now for them?they dont know!
ba clergyman, ‘Divert’ is a wrong word to use, you wont get anywhere like that. next time say ‘allocate’ yashani naimwe?
Big mama you whore divert is the correct word to use in this context the money was ‘allocated’ to the market but needs to be ‘diverted’ to the school. Ule kwata amano we shilu we!!!